707: Day 14 Flashcards
Factitious
Formed by human; Artificial
Gentility
High Social Status; appealing manner
Deify
To treat like a god or goddess
Cryptic
Difficult to understand; hidden meaning
Forment
To cause or try to cause the growth or development of something bad or harmful
Debutante
A young upper-class woman who has begun going to special parties where she will meet and be seen by other people from the upper class
Febrile
Including or caused by fever, often used figuratively
Gait
A particular way of walking
Satid
Serious, Boring, or old-fashioned
Embezzlement
Stealing money that you have been trusted with
Reek
To have a very strong and unpleasant smell; used to say that it is very obvious that someone or something has a lot of a specified thing - usually + of
Horticultural
Related to the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers
Opulence
Great wealth or comfort
Deter
To cause to decide not to do something; to prevent from happening
Polygamist
Someone who marries more than one person at the same time